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2018 Cuyahoga County executive election

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Turnout54.5% [1] Increase 14.9 pp
 
Candidate Armond Budish Peter J. Corrigan
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 318,612 153,630
Percentage 67.5% 32.5%

Results by municipality
Budish:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Corrigan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Executive before election

Armond Budish
Democratic

Elected Executive

Armond Budish
Democratic

The 2018 Cuyahoga County executive election took place on November 6, 2018 to elect the County Executive of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Armond Budish won reelection to a second term with 67.47% of the vote, making him the first since the establishment of the office to be reelected. [2]

Democratic primary

Incumbent Armond Budish ran unopposed not only in the Democratic primary, but in the Republican primary too, as no other candidates filed petitions to challenge him. [3]

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Democratic primary results [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Armond Budish (incumbent) 84,785 100.0%
Total votes 84,785 100.0%

Republican primary

No Republican filed petitions with the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections to get on the primary ballot. [3] Peter J. Corrigan ran a successful write-in campaign to become the party's nominee in the general election. [5]

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrew

  • Tanner Fischbach, candidate for County Executive in 2014 (did not file for the primary ballot) [5] [6]

Primary results

Republican primary results [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Write-in 4,878 100.0%
Total votes 4,878 100.0%

General election

Results

2018 Cuyahoga County executive election [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Armond Budish (incumbent) 318,612 67.47%
Republican Peter J. Corrigan 153,630 32.53%
Total votes 492,323 100.0%
Democratic hold

Results by municipality

Results by municipality [7]
Municipality Budish Corrigan Total votes
Votes % Votes %
Bay Village 4,317 50.50% 3,884 45.44% 8,548
Beachwood 5,132 76.99% 1,309 19.64% 6,666
Bedford 3,714 74.13% 1,139 22.73% 5,010
Bedford Heights 4,007 88.30% 395 8.70% 4,538
Bentleyville 208 40.00% 298 57.31% 520
Berea 4,355 58.46% 2,816 37.80% 7,450
Bratenahl 545 61.72% 304 34.43% 883
Brecksville 3,176 42.75% 3,980 53.57% 7,430
Broadview Heights 3,885 42.92% 4,733 52.29% 9,051
Brook Park 3,427 51.91% 2,852 43.20% 6,602
Brooklyn 2,179 54.18% 1,593 39.61% 4,022
Brooklyn Heights 342 46.15% 361 48.72% 741
Chagrin Falls 1,138 50.42% 1,033 45.76% 2,257
Chagrin Falls Township 28 37.33% 45 60.00% 75
Cleveland 86,003 78.66% 18,831 17.22% 109,330
Cleveland Heights 17,772 83.63% 2,870 13.54% 21,192
Cuyahoga Heights 88 35.77% 140 56.91% 246
East Cleveland 4,303 91.07% 231 4.89% 4,725
Euclid 14,174 76.97% 3,550 19.28% 18,415
Fairview Park 4,425 53.60% 3,446 41.74% 8,256
Garfield Heights 6,945 73.88% 2,151 22.88% 9,400
Gates Mills 605 43.37% 757 54.27% 1,395
Glenwillow 252 70.55% 86 25.07% 343
Highland Heights 2,089 46.45% 2,256 50.17% 4,497
Highland Hills 281 93.05% 13 4.30% 302
Hunting Valley 146 41.01% 200 56.18% 356
Independence 1,510 37.68% 2,261 56.42% 4,007
Lakewood 15,526 69.37% 5,940 26.54% 22,380
Linndale 21 72.41% 7 24.14% 29
Lyndhurst 4,521 62.97% 2,440 33.98% 7,180
Maple Heights 7,102 85.00% 1,034 12.38% 8,355
Mayfield Heights 4,517 60.75% 2,584 34.75% 7,436
Mayfield Village 832 48.88% 815 47.88% 1,702
Middleburg Heights 3,109 46.89% 3,241 48.88% 6,630
Moreland Hills 1,242 59.83% 774 37.28% 2,076
Newburgh Heights 301 59.14% 193 37.92% 509
North Olmsted 7,079 50.91% 6,108 43.93% 13,905
North Randall 334 86.98% 37 9.64% 384
North Royalton 5,270 39.78% 7,270 54.87% 13,249
Oakwood 1,444 82.42% 262 14.96% 1,752
Olmsted Falls 1,927 49.17% 1,820 46.44% 3,919
Olmsted Township 2,723 47.55% 2,736 47.77% 5,727
Orange 1,435 75.57% 414 21.80% 1,899
Parma 14,121 49.33% 12,859 44.92% 28,624
Parma Heights 3,801 53.16% 2,996 41.90% 7,150
Pepper Pike 2,358 64.18% 1,196 32.55% 3,674
Richmond Heights 3,715 76.60% 998 20.58% 4,850
Rocky River 5,630 50.39% 5,126 45.88% 11,173
Seven Hills 2,646 43.79% 3,068 50.78% 6,042
Shaker Heights 12,483 82.16% 2,251 14.82% 15,193
Solon 7,090 59.41% 4,370 36.61% 11,935
South Euclid 7,836 78.74% 1,810 18.19% 9,952
Strongsville 8,979 42.73% 10,938 52.05% 21,014
University Heights 3,864 71.08% 1,412 25.97% 5,436
Valley View 424 39.52% 606 56.48% 1,073
Walton Hills 527 43.41% 644 53.05% 1,214
Warrensville Heights 5,041 93.70% 180 3.35% 5,380
Westlake 7,470 46.89% 7,939 49.84% 15,930
Woodmere 258 87.76% 28 9.52% 294

References

  1. ^ "November 06, 2018 General Election Official Canvass Certification Data". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 27, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. ^ Richmond, Matthew (November 7, 2018). "Armond Budish Easily Wins Second Term As Cuyahoga County Executive". Ideastream. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Farkas, Karen (February 7, 2018). "Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish is unopposed for re-election". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "May 8, 2018 Primary Election Official Results". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. May 24, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Naymik, Mark (September 7, 2018). "Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish is lucky his opponent is a nothingburger". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  6. ^ Sandy, Eric (January 5, 2018). "Tanner Fischbach Pulls Petitions to Run for County Executive (Again)". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "November 6, 2018 General Election Official Results". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 24, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2021.